The Wonderful Years That Sucked

Overview

Capturing the dark humor of Czech author Michal Viewegh's chronicle of life after the Velvet Revolution, this black comedy chronicles three decades in the life of a small Czech family. While the original novel centered on the protagonist Kvido from his conception through his adulthood, first time director Petr Nikolaev and screenwriter Jan Novak changed the focus to his parents Milena, an extremely self-effacing lawyer who acts on stage in her spare time, and Ales, a rather aimless government worker who tends to drift wherever the wind takes him. The lives of Ales and Milena change dramatically following the Russian invasion of Prague in 1968.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

April 3, 1997

Original language

Czech

Spoken languages

Czech

Countries

Czech Republic

Production

Space Films,Krátký film Praha,Magic Box

Cast

Jan Vondráček,Vilma Cibulková,Jindřich Kauffmann,Doubravka Svobodová,Jiří Fero Burda,Aleš Najbrt,Jan Hraběta,Vladimír Javorský,Lukáš Slivka,Vlastimil Zavřeland 36 more

Director

Petr Nikolaev

Writer

Jan Novák,Michal Viewegh

Producer

Helena Slavíková,Jiří Ježek

Cinematography

Martin Duba

Music

Michal Dvořák

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

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